Sheet-metal package.



No. 634,033. Patented oct, 3, |399.

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SHEET METAL PACKAGE.

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UNITED STATES 1PA-TENT OFFICE.

ROBERT C. RSSELL, OF `WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONF-HALF TO ANDREW W. SIEGEL, OF SAME PLACE.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters I atent No. 634,033, dated October 3, 1899.

Applicant and naar, 1899.'

To al?, whom t may concern.-

Be it known that I, ROBERT O. RUSSELL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Williamsport, in the county of Lycoming and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Sheet-Metal Package, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to cylindrical kegs or packages of sheet metal, its object being to so construct these devices that the head maybe easily inserted into position in the cylinder or removed therefrom. n

With this object in view the invention consists of the details of construction and combination of the several parts, as will be fully described hereinafter and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of a cylindrical package embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical section. Fig. 3 is a perspective'view of the head detached. Fig. 4 is a section of the cylinder before the metal at the end is bent inwardly. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a modified form of head. Fig. 6 is a section through the end of the cylinder and the modified form of head. Y

Similar reference-numerals indicate similar parts inthe several figures.

l represents the cylindrical body of the package, which, as shown, tapers'slightly toward each end and is provided with aseries of outwardly-projecting circumferential ribs or corrugations 2 to strengthen it and also to hold the ends of the package out of contact with the ground or door when rolledover it.

The end 3 of the cylinder flares outwardly, and its edge is bent inwardly upon itself to form the flange 4. Immediately below the outwardly-flaring portion an inwardly-projecting corrugation or rib 5 is formed, whichv be straight above the shoulder 5.

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and Athe dange l is also cutaway to form two openin gs ll, through which the ends l0 of the jiiange may pass, and as the head is turned the entire flange 9 will pass under the'ilange 4, and thereby lock the head in position.

In order to remove the head `from the cylinder, the head must be turned until one of the ends l0 of its ila-nge is between `the openings ll, when if it is bent outwardly it will pass outside the opening-'11, toward which it is turned, and the flange may in this manner nbe turned completely out of the flange 4E. In-

stead of bending the end lO outwardly the flange 4c may be bent inwardly at one of the openings 11, which will effect the same result.

edconstruction of the head, in which the metal of which the head is formed is crimped to form an upwardly-extending rib l2, ex tendingcentrally across it, and which serves the purpose of a handle and also permits expansion of the head. The head in this form need not be depressed at its central portion, and its flange 9 will preferably be at a right angle to it. The end of the cylinder will also Otherwise the construction and operation are the same as already described. rlhe advantages of this last-described head are that it will turn easier in the cylinder and on Aaccount of its freedom to expand will fit more snugly into position.

By tapering the package slightly toward its ends and forming the circumferential ribs the ends will be prevented from coming in contact with the ground or floor when rolled over it, and consequently the joint between the head and cylinder will not be liable to injury which otherwise might result. Both ends of the cylinder may have removable heads, if desired; but if only one removable head is employed the joint between the other head and the end of the cylinder may be formed in a similar manner-that is, the head will have an upwardly extending ilange the internally-projectingrib on which vthe head will rest, and the end of the cylinder will then be turned in over the flange of the head and the joint closed by solder in the usual manner. The internally-projecting rib formed around it and the cylinder will khave In Figs. 5 and 6 I have illustrated a modi IOO will support the shoulder in position while the end of the cylinder is being turned in over the flange of thehead. By this construction ahead could be secured in the end of the cylinder after the cylinder was filled, as the rib will effectually support the head against any inward pressure caused by turning the end of the cylinder over it.

It will be understood that changes in the form, proportion, and minor details of construction maybe resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is l. The combination with the cylindrical body having its end bent inwardly upon itself to form a fiange, and having an inwardlyprojecting shoulder immediately below the flange, said flange having a portion eut away to forni two openings, of a head adapted to be supported on the shoulder, andfhavingan lupwardly-projecting flange partly cut away to form two ends adapted to enter through to form two openings, of a head crimped to form an upwardly-projecting rib extending transversely across it, the edge of said head being, bent upwardly to form a fiange, and said ange being partly cut away to form two ends adapted to enter through the said open'- ings, the crimp in the head forminga handle and also permitting expansion of the head, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own l have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

ROBERT o. RssELL.

\Vitnesses:

WM. KING, ANDREW W. SIEGEL. 

